Appendix IV: Physician-Scientists Workforce Data

A4-10: Total Number of Individual NIH Research Project Grant Applicants with Prior K Only by Degree, Race/Ethnicity and Gender (Fiscal Years 1999 - 2012)

Degree

Total

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

MD

769

76

82

77

79

85

112

101

106

120

104

79

75

66

61

PhD

516

20

20

30

43

40

71

65

83

107

99

99

108

85

64

MD/PhD

341

29

32

38

38

46

53

54

53

44

34

29

38

33

25

Veterinarian

32

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Dentist

30

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Other

*

0

0

*

*

*

0

0

0

0

0

*

*

*

*

Race/Ethnicity

Asian

349

20

18

31

34

32

58

55

54

70

69

63

65

51

44

Black

42

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Hispanic

101

*

*

*

*

*

18

12

14

12

11

*

24

15

11

Native**

*

0

0

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

*

*

0

White

1111

97

105

103

112

127

160

151

163

177

141

121

110

105

77

Gender

Female

606

32

42

52

55

75

99

71

97

112

93

98

97

82

67

Male

1076

96

94

97

109

103

144

156

152

168

149

119

133

108

84

Age (6 Age Groups)

30 or less

*

0

0

0

0

0

0

*

*

0

0

0

*

0

31-40

53

57

62

62

69

106

80

61

83

70

69

63

57

44

41-50

62

70

82

89

89

107

109

134

133

100

87

91

71

61

51-60

*

*

*

*

14

14

14

13

16

16

20

31

28

20

61-70

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

71+

0

0

0

0

0

*

*

*

0

0

0

0

0

0

MD

Female

226

19

28

23

24

32

37

27

33

40

30

32

25

19

23

Male

537

56

52

52

54

53

75

74

73

79

74

47

50

47

37

PhD

Female

264

*

*

16

20

27

42

26

43

58

50

49

53

43

33

Male

249

15

13

14

23

13

29

39

40

49

48

50

55

41

31

MD/PhD

Female

86

*

*

11

*

12

17

13

17

*

11

11

12

15

*

Male

253

21

27

27

30

34

36

41

36

34

23

18

26

18

15

Veterinarian

Female

12

0

*

*

2

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Male

20

*

*

*

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

Dentist

Female

14

0

*

0

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

Male

16

*

0

*

*

0

*

0

*

*

*

*

0

0

*

MD

30 or less

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31-40

37

34

28

24

33

46

31

23

30

24

21

14

15

14

41-50

31

42

45

49

45

55

49

58

61

40

32

28

20

23

51-60

*

*

*

*

*

*

11

*

*

12

13

15

18

*

61-70

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0

0

*

0

0

*

71+

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

PhD

30 or less

*

0

0

0

0

0

0

*

*

0

0

0

*

0

31-40

*

*

14

23

20

39

30

27

37

36

39

43

34

25

41-50

12

11

13

14

14

23

28

41

44

40

35

40

29

22

51-60

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

61-70

0

0

0

*

0

0

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

71+

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MD/PhD

30 or less

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31-40

9

17

17

13

11

19

16

*

12

*

*

*

*

*

41-50

17

15

21

23

28

26

30

30

24

17

15

19

19

14

51-60

*

0

0

*

*

*

0

*

*

0

*

*

*

*

61-70

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

71+

0

0

0

0

0

*

*

*

0

0

0

0

0

0

Veterinarian

30 or less

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31-40

*

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0

0

0

41-50

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

51-60

0

*

0

0

0

*

*

0

0

0

0

*

0

0

61-70

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

71+

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dentist

30 or less

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31-40

0

*

*

*

*

*

0

*

*

0

*

*

*

0

41-50

*

0

*

*

0

*

0

*

*

*

*

*

0

*

51-60

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

61-70

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

71+

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MD

Asian

118

*

*

11

*

17

21

21

18

26

17

19

14

12

17

Black

15

0

*

*

*

*

*

0

*

*

*

0

*

*

*

Hispanic

41

*

*

*

*

*

11

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Native**

*

0

0

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0

*

*

0

White

553

60

68

61

62

61

77

70

80

84

75

54

42

41

26

PhD

Asian

122

*

*

*

11

*

18

19

20

24

36

31

28

22

15

Black

19

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Hispanic

38

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

12

*

*

Native**

*

0

0

0

0

0

0

*

*

*

*

0

0

0

0

White

306

15

13

15

25

29

46

40

48

65

49

49

51

43

37

MD/PhD

Asian

98

*

*

*

12

*

18

14

14

16

14

11

22

16

12

Black

*

0

0

0

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0

0

Hispanic

17

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Native**

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

White

205

18

20

22

21

32

32

36

31

23

15

12

11

16

11

Other

*

0

0

*

*

0

0

0

0

0

0

*

*

0

0

Unavailable

*

0

0

0

*

*

0

0

*

*

*

*

*

0

*

Veterinarian

Asian

*

0

0

0

0

0

0

*

*

*

*

*

0

0

0

Black

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hispanic

*

0

0

0

0

0

0

*

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Native**

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

White

26

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Dentist

Asian

*

0

*

*

*

0

*

0

*

*

0

*

*

*

0

Black

*

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*

0

0

0

Hispanic

*

0

0

0

0

*

*

0

1

0

0

*

*

*

0

Native**

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

White

17

1

*

*

*

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

*

MD (Average Age)

Female

41.3

42.5

42.3

42.7

44.5

43.6

43.6

44.4

43

43.6

44.5

46.5

44.4

44.1

Male

42.5

42

41.9

42.6

42.1

41.6

43.8

43.1

43.1

44.2

45.7

45.7

46.6

45.4

PhD (Average Age)

Female

40.4

41.2

42.8

44

43.2

41.4

43.7

42.9

43

41.1

41.5

42.5

42

42.5

Male

44.1

45.1

41

39.4

38.6

39.2

38.6

41.1

40.5

42.2

42.5

41.5

41.4

41.7

MD/PhD (Average Age)

Female

42.2

44.6

42.5

41.2

44.5

42.8

41.9

44.2

43.6

43

43.1

45.3

44.2

42.9

Male

42.9

40.4

40.6

42.8

43.9

43.5

43.5

44.2

42.3

42.5

44

45.6

44.4

45.4

Veterinarian (Average Age)

Female

44

45

41

42

45

41.8

42.5

39

49

50

48.5

44.5

48

Male

40

48

40

36

42.3

44.5

44

44

40

41

47

48

Dentist (Average Age)

Female

35

39

40

40

40

42

40.5

39

35

Male

41

37.3

40

42

49

40

41

45.5

45

*Data suppressed to avoid the disclosure of confidential information. Series with three or more suppressed data points are not displayed on the corresponding graph.**Native refers to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islanders.